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Studios

Who formalised it.

Man studies a color-coded map on a desktop monitor while holding a smartphone

Social-network games at scale, and the instrumentation-led design practice that came with them

Three studios formalised most of what the rest of the form now takes for granted. Named, located, and described through the design practice they published rather than anything about their business.

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  • Man studies a color-coded map on a desktop monitor while holding a smartphone

    Studios

    Zynga

    Social-network games at scale, and the instrumentation-led design practice that came with them.

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  • Hands holding a smartphone displaying a colorful mobile strategy game interface

    Studios

    Supercell

    Small independent teams with authority to cancel their own games, and a very short released list as a result.

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  • A robotic prosthetic hand reaches toward a smartphone held by a human hand

    Studios

    King

    Browser puzzle games that moved to the phone and took the level-map structure with them.

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